Murals Rock Rapids

Twenty six murals currently dot the landscape of Rock Rapids, Iowa, June 6, 2013, and more are expected. Rock Rapids Mural Society member Norma Jansma explains the mural project began in 2002 as a way of telling the history of the small town. (photo by Jerry Mennenga ©)

“Dr. AC Wubbena, Artist:

Twnty First Mural

Dr. AC Wubbena was born in Ashton, Iowa in 1908, the son of German immigrants. He attended the University of Dubuque, Columbia University and Rush Medical School at the University of Chicago. His honest, straight forward brand of medicine served hie patients well for 45 years. In those years he delivered more babies than the current population of Rock Rapids.”